Final Report: Investigation of Catalytic Pathways for Lignin Breakdown into Monomers and Fuels

Gluckstein, Jeffrey A; Hu, Michael Z.; Kidder, Michelle K.; McFarlane, Joanna; Narula, Chaitanya K.; Sturgeon, Matthew R.

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“…Another is to exploit the properties of other biomass-derived fuels to produce a blend with properties that meet the requirements for compression ignition engines. For instance, lignin has the potential to become a biofuel feedstock can be broken down into appropriately sized aromatic fragments, which can be used as additives to diesel fuel or to biodiesel methyl esters (Gluckstein, Hu et al 2010). The properties of the blend will have the high cetane number and the high lubricity of the biodiesel methyl esters, but with the reduced viscosity and low cloud point of the aromatics.…”

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Processing of Soybean Oil into Fuels

McFarlane¹

2011

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Section: Feasibility Of Using Plant Oils For Fuels In Comparison Withmentioning

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2011

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Approaches to the Selective Catalytic Conversion of Lignin: A Grand Challenge for Biorefinery Development

Bozell

2014

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Lignin comprises 15-25% of terrestrial biomass and is the second most abundant source of renewable carbon after cellulose. However, its structural heterogeneity frustrates efforts for its selective conversion into biobased chemicals. Catalyst design for lignin transformation offers an opportunity to improve selectivity, and, hence, improve lignin's utility as a raw material in chemical production. Catalytic deconstruction and conversion of lignin has been examined using a variety of thermochemical treatments, analogous to those used in the petrochemical industry. However, the complex nature of these products limits their utility. More recently, greater focus has been given to an understanding of lignin's molecular level structure, and designing catalysts that can be targeted to key individual structural units within the biopolymer. This review gives a sense of the field by providing a representative description of recent developments in some of the primary technologies employed for lignin conversion and approaches that promise to improve selectivity.

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Multi-catalysis reactions: new prospects and challenges of biotechnology to valorize lignin

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Considerable effort has been dedicated to the chemical depolymerization of lignin, a biopolymer constituting a possible renewable source for aromatic value-added chemicals. However, these efforts yielded limited success up until now. Efficient lignin conversion might necessitate novel catalysts enabling new types of reactions. The use of multiple catalysts, including a combination of biocatalysts, might be necessary. New perspectives for the combination of bio-and inorganic catalysts in one-pot reactions are emerging, thanks to green chemistry-driven advances in enzyme engineering and immobilization and new chemical catalyst design. Such combinations could offer several advantages, especially by reducing time and yield losses associated with the isolation and purification of the reaction products, but also represent a big challenge since the optimal reaction conditions of bio-and chemical catalysis reactions are often different. This minireview gives an overview of bio-and inorganic catalysts having the potential to be used in combination for lignin depolymerization. We also discuss key aspects to consider when combining these catalysts in one-pot reactions.

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Final Report: Investigation of Catalytic Pathways for Lignin Breakdown into Monomers and Fuels

Cited by 6 publications

References 64 publications

Processing of Soybean Oil into Fuels

Processing of Soybean Oil into Fuels

Approaches to the Selective Catalytic Conversion of Lignin: A Grand Challenge for Biorefinery Development

Multi-catalysis reactions: new prospects and challenges of biotechnology to valorize lignin

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